Monday 1 December

• EU Council. ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council (Brussels)(see EUROPE 13762/2). *Defence: - Ukraine: discussion on military support following an informal exchange of views with the Ukrainian Defence Minister and the NATO Secretary General. - Defence preparations: debate on the preparation and implementation of the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030. - Current affairs: debate on current external relations issues. - European Defence Agency: meeting of the Agency’s Steering Board in the margins of the Council.
• EU Council. ‘Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs’ Council (and 02/12 - Brussels) (see EUROPE 13762/21). *Employment and Social Policy: - Affordable housing: approval of conclusions on the forthcoming European plan in this area. - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: definition of the Council’s position on a regulation aimed at extending the scope of the Fund. - Health in the workplace: definition of the Council’s position on the 6th revision of the directive on carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances. - Social legislation: debate on the theme “Ensuring the simplification, implementation and enforcement of social and employment rules”. - European Semester: presentation by the Commission of the autumn package for the 2026 ‘European Semester’ and exchange of views on promoting social inclusion and cohesion through coherent social and housing policies. - Equal treatment: progress report on the proposal for a directive on equal treatment.
• EU Council. EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council (Brussels). - EPCA: state of implementation of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) and next steps. - Political, economic and trade issues. - Regional developments: security issues, countering circumvention of sanctions.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Antici Group. - Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA). - Justice and Home Affairs Advisers. - Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/jqt
• European Parliament. Committee activities (Strasbourg): - AFET: coordinators’ meeting (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jrm ). - INTA: presentation of the report on the analysis of foreign direct investment into the EU (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpt ). - CONT: discharge on the 2024 budget (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpu ). - SANT: exchange of views with Christian Ehler on the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpv ). - TRAN: ordinary meeting (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpw ). - AGRI: exchange of views with the Commission on the EU-Mercosur partnership and the safeguard clause (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpx ). - CULT: presentation by Commissioner Glenn Micallef (Culture) of the ‘Cultural Compass’ (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpy ). - FEMM : Gender Mainstreaming Network (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpz ). - PETI: examination of a series of petitions (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq1 ). - EUDS: public hearing on foreign threats to strategic infrastructures (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq5 ). - HOUS: ordinary meeting (and 02/12).
• EU Council, European Parliament, European Commission. Inter institutional negotiations (Brussels). - Trilogue on the proposal to revise the Air Passenger Rights Directive(see EUROPE 13762/5). – Trilogue on the draft regulation revising the Generalised System of Preferences.

Tuesday 2 December

• EU Council. ‘Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs’ Council (Brussels) (see EUROPE 13762/8). *Health: - Critical medicinal products: approval of the Council’s position on the proposal for a regulation aimed at supporting the manufacture of critical medicinal products and improving their availability and security of supply. - Tobacco products: informal lunchtime debate on “Novel tobacco and nicotine products: impact on children and young people”.
• EU Council. EU-Armenia Partnership Council (Brussels). - EU-Armenia relations: state of implementation of the enhanced and comprehensive partnership agreement between the EU and Armenia and the revised roadmap; exchange of views on bilateral political dialogue (reforms, democracy, Rule of law and human rights, migration, mobility and dialogue on visa liberalisation); discussion on economic, social and sectoral cooperation, particularly in the field of energy, investment and connectivity. - Regional and international situation: general developments; state of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan; cooperation with the EU on security and defence.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Political and Security Committee (PSC). - Antici Group. - Mertens Group. - EU Military Committee. - Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/jqv
• European Parliament. Committee activities (Brussels): - AFET: geopolitical dialogue with Commissioner Marta Kos (Enlargement) on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III); presentation of the in-depth analysis on sanctions and frozen Russian assets (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jps ). - AFET-EUDS: public hearing on democratic resilience and countering disinformation - the case of the Western Balkans (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jrn ). - INTA: public hearing on “Trade policy and strategic autonomy” (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpt ). - CONT: discharge on the 2024 budget (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpu ). - SANT: interparliamentary meeting on “Citizens’ access to cross-border healthcare”. (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpv ). - TRAN: public hearing on autonomous driving (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpw ). - AGRI: public hearing on “The role of young farmers in the vision for agriculture and food as well as the future CAP reform - How to make farming an attractive profession” (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpx ). - CULT: public hearing on “The implementation of European legislation on media freedom”. (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpy ). - FEMM-PETI: hearing on the citizens’ initiative “My Voice, My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion”. (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpz ). - PETI: examination of a series of petitions (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq1 ). - EUDS: exchange of views with the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Bartjan Wegter (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq5 ). - DEVE: exchange of views with Commissioner Hadja Lahbib (Crisis Preparedness and Management) on the forthcoming Communication on Humanitarian Aid (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq7 ). - ECON-LIBE: exchange of views with Bruna Szego, Chair of the AMLA (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqa )
• EU Council, European Parliament, European Commission. Inter institutional negotiations (Brussels). - Trilogue on the proposal to revise the Package Travel Directive. – Trilogue on the Action Plan REPower EU.
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: - C-34/24 (Stichting Right to Consumer Justice and Stichting App Stores Claims - which court has territorial jurisdiction in the context of collective actions for damages relating to purchases made via the App Store platform?). - C-492/23 (Russmedia Digital and Inform Media Press - can a platform operator rely on its status as a hosting provider to escape its responsibilities under the GDPR when unlawful privacy-invasive content is posted by a user?).

Wednesday 3 December

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Coreper I. - Coreper II. - Special Committee on Agriculture (SCA) - Education Committee. - Cultural Affairs Committee. - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). - Security Committee (Information Assurance - experts). - Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/jrp
• European Commission. Weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners (Brussels). – Environmental Omnibus (Ribera/Dombrovskis). - EU Drugs Strategy and European action plan against drug trafficking (Virkkunen). - Economic Security Package (Séjourné) : *European Economic Security Doctrine. *ResourceEU. - EU market integration and efficient supervision (Séjourné). - Quality Jobs Roadmap (Minzatu). - EU Agenda for Cities (Fitto).
• European Parliament. Committee activities (Brussels): - CONT: debate after the hearing of the candidates for the post of Chief Prosecutor of the EPPO (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpu ). - SEDE: presentation by the Commission of the Defence Transformation Roadmap (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq8 ). - ECON: exchange of views with the President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde; public hearing on digital assets (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqa ). - EMPL: public hearing on “Quality support for persons with disabilities and carers of persons with disabilities at the workplace and in the community” (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqb ). - ENVI: hearing on the food safety risks linked to energy drink consumption in minors (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqc ). - TRAN-ENVI: vote on the provisional agreement in trilogue on the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions from transport services (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpw ). - ITRE: structured dialogue with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen (Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy) on the Digital Package (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqh ). - IMCO: public hearing on cloud computing services; presentation by Commissioner Michael McGrath (Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection) of the 2030 Consumer Agenda (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqi ). - REGI: exchange of views with Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto on the 2025 Annual Progress Report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement and presentation of the EU Agenda for Cities (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jro ). - PECH: presentation by Commissioner Kadis (Fisheries) of the Annual Progress Report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqk ). - LIBE: exchange of views with Commissioner Michael McGrath (Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law and Consumer Protection) (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jql ). - AFCO: workshop on “Institutional aspects of Artificial Intelligence in the context of the European integration”. (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqm ). - DROI: workshop on the human rights dimension of EU-Latin America relations in the context of the EU-CELAC Summit (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqn )
• European Economic and Social Committee. 601st Plenary Session (and 04/12 – Brussels). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpr
• European Court of Auditors (Luxembourg). Publication of a special report on ‘Financial instruments in cohesion policy’.

Thursday 4 December

• EU Council. ‘Transport, Telecommunications and Energy’ Council (and 05/12 - Brussels)(see EUROPE 13762/4). *Transport: - Weights and dimensions of certain transport vehicles: adoption of the Council’s position on the amendment of the directive defining the maximum weights and dimensions of certain road vehicles (encouraging the use of ‘zero emission’ heavy duty vehicles). - Roadworthiness: definition of the Council’s position on the “Roadworthiness” legislative package (updating the directives on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles, registration documents and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles). - Any other business: information on the state of progress of the IMO’s net zero emissions framework, various regulations on passenger rights (including air passenger rights), the Military Mobility package and the high-speed rail action plan. - Legislative simplification: informal lunch on simplification and possible areas of action in the transport sector.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): Political and Security Committee (PSC); - Trade Policy Committee. - Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). - Financial Services Attachés. - Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/jqx
• European Parliament. Committee activities (Brussels): - SEDE: interparliamentary meeting on the future of European defence (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jq8 ). - ECON: structured dialogue with Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera (Clean, Just and Competitive Transition) (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqa ). - ENVI-ECON-LIBE: amendment of regulations concerning the extension to small and medium-sized enterprises of mitigation measures available to SMEs, as well as other simplification measures (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqc ). - IMCO: monitoring sessions on the Digital Markets Act and the Consumer Credit Directive (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqi ). - DROI: workshop on Mechanisms of international justice to fight impunity - International tribunals, universal jurisdiction and transitional justice processes (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jqn ).
• European Economic and Social Committee. 601st Plenary Session (Brussels). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/jpr
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: C-580/23(Mio and Others) (SV) and C-795/23 (konektra - under what conditions can a utilitarian object be classified as a work of applied art and, as such, benefit from copyright protection?) #Conclusions: - C-528/24 (Boothnesse - does the rule of speciality apply where the issuing State does not regard as a criminal offence conduct which has led to a prison sentence?).

Friday 5 December

• EU Council. ‘Transport, Telecommunications and Energy’ Council (and 05/12 - Brussels). *Telecommunications: - Competitiveness: approval of conclusions on European competitiveness in the Digital Decade. - Simplification and digitalisation: exchange of views on reducing burdens on businesses in the digital sector. - DSA: exchange of views on the application of the regulation on digital services to online platforms and e-commerce. - Any other business: - information from the Danish Presidency on : European electronic portfolios, the decisions on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the roam-like-at-home (RLAH) system and the state of play regarding the Western Balkans, the results of the discussions at the informal meeting of telecommunications ministers (Horsens, 9-10 October 2025), the “Cyber Blueprint” exercise, the Council implementing decision authorising support for Moldova from the EU Cybersecurity Reserve; information from Austria on the ‘Declaration on European Digital Sovereignty’, information from Cyprus on the work programme of the Cypriot Presidency. - Ministerial lunch on the theme “When cyber becomes reality: strengthening resilience to cyber attacks”.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): - Coreper II. - Budget Committee. - Working Party on the United Kingdom. - Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/jqy